Two sought in Metairie armed robberies

Two men are being sought in connection with multiple robberies in one day in Jefferson Parish, officials said Friday morning.

The two men, identified by authorities as 21-year-old David Lewis and 19-year-old Stanford Randolph, were armed with semiautomatic pistols when they committed several robberies in Metairie, Sheriff’s Office spokesman Glen Boyd said.

The robberies happened in the 6300 block of Riverside Drive, 5200 block of Veterans Boulevard and at the Discount Zone at 1620 Veterans Blvd.

Boyd said that in two of the crimes, the two men were seen fleeing in a white minivan.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the JPSO Robbery Section at 504-364-5376 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111.

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